The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-09-15

and unsuspccted apparently by even his near
est friends. DOuby interesting viii such
review of the past be TO the thousands Of brave
men who followed Gen. Grant 10 victory when
they visit the city where Grant lived almost
half these years OF obscurity.
Ii was 20 St. Louis Grant came in the heyday
OF his youth, full of all the bright ambition OF
the young soldier just invested with shoulder
straps. Jefferson Barracks his first military
post, viii be visited by the veteran soldiers Of
the great General, and they viii find it almost
exactly as ii received Lieut.. Grant in September,
lS43. 1t was in 81. Louis also that Grant mar
ried five years later, touching the apex then Of
the youthful ambition, which he had abandoned
completely when six years after he returned
TO 81. Louis and settled down TO four years
dreary drudgery as a poor farmer. The Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE presents pictures OF the house
in which Ulysses Simpson Grant was married
in St. Louis Aug. 81, 1Sis TO Julia Dent, and
OF the farmhouse he himself helped 10 build on
his wife's farm on his return TO st. Louis in
the Autumn Of 1854. Both houses are still
standing, pretty much as they were 40 years
ago when occupied by Grant.
THE HOUSE IN WHICH GRANT WAS MARRIED.
The house in which Grant was married is
almost within stones throw Of the Southern
Hotel, where Gen. Fairchild Commander-in-
Chief Of the GAR. will have his Headquarters
during the Encampment Leaving the hotel
by the FOurth-street front, the visitor, turning
south, will find the old dwelling, linked so
closely with the brightest days of Grants
youth, only four blocks distant on the same
street 1T needs no more description than the
cut The NATIONAL TRIBUNE prints will
give, aud can easily be recognized by reference
TO that. Forty years have worked great changes
in the surroundings, Of course, but this one
particular house Is enough unchanged 10 be
readily identified. Looking at the old-time
dwelling in which Grant was welded, the vet
eran visitors 10 st. Louis will perhaps recall that
one Of the most striking characteristics of the
Nations greatest Captain was exhibited in the
engagement Of which this wedding was the
frution. A years acquaintance with Julia
Dent blossomed when they plighted their troth
on the eve Of his departure from St. Louis TO
Louisiana, where he was ordered previons 10
the outbrealling of the Mexican war. Between
his engagement in May. l54a, and his marriage
In August, ls4s, the young Lieutenant was as
true and unswerying as the commander Of
armies proved 20 years later. In those four
/ years Of waiting he was as patient and faithful
as any lover Of fiction. During the Mexican
war which interyened, he earned the approval
OF his superior officers by his distinguished
gallantTy." Peace once more declared, he hur-
ried back 10 81. Louis 10 consummate the union
which gives distinction 10 the modest house on
Fourth and Cerre streets.
THE FARMHOUSE GRANT BUILT.
IL was six years from this date when Grant
came back TO ST. Louis again 10 build and oc-
cupy the farmhouse represented in THE Ma
TIONAL TRuUYE's cut. just 20 years old at his
marriage, the next three years. being passed in
| garrison duty in Northern New York aud at
Detroit were as happy 10 Grant as they were
uDeventfnl. Then came the inevitable parting
TO which the soldiers life is always subject. In
1851 Lieut.. Grants regiment was ordered 20 the
Il papiHe and Mvu L.. n
first child, 10 live with her parents at St. Louis
| Promotion was not as slow in the Regular Army
in those days as IL is in these, and three years
after his separation from his wife Lieut.. Grant
carried the double bars of n Captain on his
shoulder-straps. he was only 81 years old, and